#VU94470 Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48780
Published: July 17, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94470
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48780
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the smc_fback_error_report() and smc_switch_to_fallback() functions in net/smc/af_smc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7de7ba7a8bd4fde0141de8674c13514d0072f0e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f00b6c976ae0dfbd9b891175f713f59095d23842
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1de9770d121ee9294794cca0e0be8fbfa0134ee8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.25
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17